Summer - Friday check-in for June and Saturday in July/August ** Can't find the weeks you want? Need a second home. Right next door, check out Homeaway listing #244449 / VRBO#235429. Completed in 2010, a 3500 square foot home (includes 1000 sq ft basement), 2 story home with mature trees and balconies. Updated in 2022 with new finished basement and first floor furnishings. Perfect for a large family, extended family vacations, couples, and multiple families. 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms! Our guests tell us that this is the nicest home near the beach in this price range. They love the new, clean open feel of our home... check out the great reviews. Summer weeks fill quickly... great fall getaway as well. We are one block off the water with the public access being a 4 block, 8-10 minute walk to the Blue Stairs / Kids Korner Park. (Please see last paragraph for more info on this beach access.) Nice quiet tree lined street. There’s a fire pit for evening family gatherings, fast Wi-Fi, 3 TVs (70" in basement, BYOD), gourmet kitchen, big dining area, four decks/balconies, large yard, relaxing décor and more. The house is made for relaxing, lots of windows and light, with a private balcony off the master bath, a front balcony, plus front and rear ground floor decks - 4 individual decks in all! And with two, yes two, washer/dryer combo units, you won't be waiting for laundry during your vacation. Ready for your large group family: We understand rentals with large families and friends. Have you rented and found out that they barely have enough places to sit for dinner, or not enough dishes? We understand this as we have a big family with lots of friends; our home is comfortable for a large group with plenty of dishes and utensils. We also stock our home with the basics to get you started. No running to the store when you get there... you just need to add food and people to have a great time. About the bed setup... there are 5 bedrooms. We have set up our home to accommodate extended families. There are three bedrooms with queen beds, ,so with two couples, these two bedrooms sleep 6 people. There are also two identical front bedrooms, with a twin over full bunk, plus a trundle. This allows for a couple on the full, and one child in the top bunk and one in the pull out trundle Each of these two bedrooms sleeps 4. This provides for a total of 14 people. From a sleeping perspective we think that our home works best with 4-5 couples and lots of kids. We are permitted by South Haven to have 16 guests. BYO bedding for those couple extra people. For babies, we have a pack and play. Towels and linens are included. A few beach chairs are available as well as beach towels upon request. For weekly summer rentals, check-in is 4:00 PM Saturday and check-out is by 10 am the following Saturday. *** New to South Haven? Here's a little South Haven info as you look for the right place for your family. - Often we get the question, what is the 'Blue Stairs'? South Haven is divided into two sections, North Beach and South Beach, split by the Black River. South Beach has easier access to the downtown area. Our home is about a mile south of town. There are two main beach access points on the South Beach side: 'The Blue Stairs' and the pier. The Blue Stairs are 36 solid, large, (concrete/steel) steps to the beach area. It is right by the popular Kids Korner park. Our home is just slightly less than half a mile away. We usually just walk, but if we are carrying a lot of stuff, i.e. kids stuff, one person may drive with all the stuff, (about a 2 minute drive), and people walk home as they are tired... last person drives home. Other guests tell me that they never drive to the beach, so it is just what you prefer. - In addition, there is paid parking by the pier, plus there is a beach boardwalk that facilitates walking through the sand. (South Haven has done a great job catering to the physically challenged, even providing bleachers to sit on.) There's also kids play equipment at this location. - We use the Blue Stairs for our access... we have family members which include toddlers to blind to physically challenged to healthy, however given the number of questions we have received on this subject, we thought it might be helpful to provide a little background and alternatives. There are great beaches on the North Beach side too. Occasionally we will drive over there for a change of pace, but not often. We like the Blue Stairs access point the best. - We hope this explanation helps a bit... we hope you find the right place for your family and friends!